The appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors is a blatant attack on basic democratic rights. The Socialist Equality ...

The leader of Turkey’s main nationalist party, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), called for a constitutional amendment on Tuesday to enable President Tayyip Erdogan to run for re-election in 2028.

The move, which the ministry said targeted supporters of the outlawed militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), recalled past crackdowns on Kurdish politicians. The mayors deny the charges.

Despite the recent takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities, the nationalist leader insists on his offer.

The main political ally of longstanding Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment should ...

Angry protesters hit the streets of several cities in mainly-Kurdish southeastern Turkey on Monday after the authorities ...

This follows a series of similar removals from office and is associated with recent efforts to address the government's long-standing conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), classified as a ...

Turkey dismissed the pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just ...

As American voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a close and bitterly disputed presidential election between current Vice ...

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's ...

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.

On Monday, Turkey dismissed pro-Kurdish mayors from three southeastern cities, alleging connections to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), just weeks after a key ally of President Recep Tayyip ...